EP0169728A3 - Electrical surge protection - Google Patents

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EP0169728A3
EP0169728A3 EP85305233A EP85305233A EP0169728A3 EP 0169728 A3 EP0169728 A3 EP 0169728A3 EP 85305233 A EP85305233 A EP 85305233A EP 85305233 A EP85305233 A EP 85305233A EP 0169728 A3 EP0169728 A3 EP 0169728A3
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surge protection
plug
electrical surge
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zinc oxide
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Tom Starr
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Bowthorpe Industries Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01C—RESISTORS
    • H01C7/00—Non-adjustable resistors formed as one or more layers or coatings; Non-adjustable resistors made from powdered conducting material or powdered semi-conducting material with or without insulating material
    • H01C7/10—Non-adjustable resistors formed as one or more layers or coatings; Non-adjustable resistors made from powdered conducting material or powdered semi-conducting material with or without insulating material voltage responsive, i.e. varistors
    • H01C7/12—Overvoltage protection resistors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01C—RESISTORS
    • H01C7/00—Non-adjustable resistors formed as one or more layers or coatings; Non-adjustable resistors made from powdered conducting material or powdered semi-conducting material with or without insulating material
    • H01C7/10—Non-adjustable resistors formed as one or more layers or coatings; Non-adjustable resistors made from powdered conducting material or powdered semi-conducting material with or without insulating material voltage responsive, i.e. varistors
    • H01C7/102—Varistor boundary, e.g. surface layers

Abstract

A mains electrical plug incorporates a zinc oxide non-linear resistor device (10) in the form of a circular zinc oxide disc having three electrode portions (2) provided on one face and contacting the earth, neutral and live pins (5) of the plug and a single electrode (3) on its other face, the device (10) thereby providing surge protection to the three electrical circuits provided within the plug.
EP85305233A 1984-07-24 1985-07-23 Electrical surge protection Expired - Lifetime EP0169728B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AT85305233T ATE59494T1 (en) 1984-07-24 1985-07-23 PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC VOLTAGE SURGE.

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GB848418779A GB8418779D0 (en) 1984-07-24 1984-07-24 Electrical surge protection
GB8418779 1984-07-24

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EP0169728A2 EP0169728A2 (en) 1986-01-29
EP0169728A3 true EP0169728A3 (en) 1987-04-15
EP0169728B1 EP0169728B1 (en) 1990-12-27

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EP85305233A Expired - Lifetime EP0169728B1 (en) 1984-07-24 1985-07-23 Electrical surge protection

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US (1) US4720760A (en)
EP (1) EP0169728B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE59494T1 (en)
AU (1) AU586174B2 (en)
DE (1) DE3581129D1 (en)
GB (2) GB8418779D0 (en)

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AU586174B2 (en) 1989-07-06
GB2162368B (en) 1988-01-27
EP0169728A2 (en) 1986-01-29
US4720760A (en) 1988-01-19
EP0169728B1 (en) 1990-12-27
GB8418779D0 (en) 1984-08-30
GB8518546D0 (en) 1985-08-29
AU4531785A (en) 1986-01-30
ATE59494T1 (en) 1991-01-15
DE3581129D1 (en) 1991-02-07
GB2162368A (en) 1986-01-29

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